Portable electric saw



" June 16, 1925.

C. B. HASTINGS PORTABLE ELECTRIC sAw Filed Oct. 31, 1924 4Patented June16, 1925.

vUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES B. HASTNGS, F NEW YORK, N. Y.

PORTABLE ELECTRIC SAW.

`App1ication filed October 31, 1,924. Serial N-o. 746,953;y

T0 all whom t may concern.'

Be it/known that I, CHARLES B. HAsT-' INcs, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of New York, in the county of Bronx and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Bnprovements in PortableElectric Saws, of which the following is a specification.

'actuated' motor for reciprocating the saw blade, which is effectivelyguided between lubricated blocks adjustable in the base.

Another purpose is to provide a lightin means enabling the saw to beused in dart places as well as in the light.

Other objects, such as simplicity, compactness and ease of operation,together with the foregoing, are attained by the novel co-nstruction,combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and shown inthe accompanying drawing, forming part hereof and in whlchz- Figure 1 isa longitudinal sectional View taken through the center of an embodimenty of the apparatus.

Figure 2 is a similar View of the'same taken in a plane at a right angleto Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view i taken on line 3--3 of Fig. 2.

' extending foot 12.

yFigure 4 is a bottom plan view of the base drawn to an enlarged scale.

Figure 5 is ay furtherenlarged sectional View taken on line 5-5 of Fig.4.

The frame of the apparatus'consists of a cylindrical body preferably analumi num casting having a conical depression 11 in its lower portion,from one side of which extends a projection leading to a rearwardly AThis foot has a level lowerl surface at a right angle to the axis of thebody 10 and contains two spaced elongated openings 13 through which passbolts 14, screw-threaded in a pair of plates 15 and 16 constituting ther base.

and rear edges, adapted to contain free rolling antifriction elements asthe balls 17, held in position by contracting the lower edges of theopenings, these balls being in contact with the surface of the upperplate 15.

A handle 1.8, preferably similar in shape to that of an ordinarycarpenters hand saw, is fixed to the body 10, centrally above the base,the upper extending portionvof the body being expanded and flattened to-present a circular casing 19 its rear wall 20 extending upward to thereduced arcuate casing elemnt 21.

An electric motor 22 is provided with a Hanged base 23 secured to thewall 20, centrally of the caylsing element 21, the shaft 24 of the motorbeing journalled in a boss 25 integral with the wall 20, and carrying aAspur pinion 26. T

This pinion meshes with a gear 27 rotatably mounted on a stud 28 set ina boss 29 extending in )from the wall 20, central of the chamberenclosed by the casing 19. l

"An undercut slot 30 diametrically across the face of the gear 27 actsas a guide for a block 31 adj ustably clamped therein and carrying astud 32 on which is pivoted one end of a connecting rod 33.

The other end. of the rod 33 is pivotally connected by a pin 34 to aslide 35 operatively engaged in a rectangular recess 36,

extending centrally through the body 10 from the chamber iii, the casing19 to the bottom of the body.

The recess 36, at the front and rear is provided with central slots 37t0 clear the saw blade 38, this blade being secured to a projection 39of the slide 35 by a clamp block 40 and holt 41, which together withpins. 42 pass through laterally elongated slots 43 in the end ofthe sawblade, thereby permitting adjustment :as wear takes place, the bolt andpins being readily accessible through an opening 44 in the side of thebody 10.

' The base lates 15 and 16 are extended to the front o the path of thesaw blade, the projecting portions containing a recess 45 through whicha line on the work surface can readily be seen, and rearward of therecess is :a slot `46 lined at the sides with hardened guides 47 ada tedto contact with the sides of the sawY bla e.

These guides are so shaped as to contain a packing of fibrous material48 holding a lubricant and are adjustable .against the saw blade by anyconvenient means, as the ecsaid body block slidab e by Letters Patent,is :f-

centric or cam studs 49 rotatable by their extending heads 50.

The inner end of the saw blade slot 46 is similarly provided witha'guide 51, vthis,

guide being adjustable by the cam stud 52 similar to those previouslydescribed.

At the lower end of the body 10, at `the front thereof, is a reflectingshield 53 guarding an electric bulb 54, the rays of which are directeddownward in the path of the saw blade, between the edges of the recess45.

A push button switch 55 on the handle 18 controls the current to thelamp 54 and a similar switch 56 is provided for the motor 22.

The open upper part of the casing, over the gears, is provided withV adust tight cover 57 having marginal screws '58 engaging the front edgeof the casings 19 and 21, this cover being removable in order to obtainaccess to the interior when desired. Although I have described myimprovements with considerable detail and with respect to certainparticular forms of my invention, I d not desire to be limited to suchdetails soince many changes and modifications may well be made withoutdeparting from the tion in its broadest aspect.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure 1. A portable electric saw comprising an upright body, a motormounted thereon, a block slidable in the passage of said body containinga rectangular longitudinal passage, operative yconnections between saidmotor and block, a saw blade adjustably attached to said block to extenddownward below the body means to adjust the length of stroke of the saw,a base adjustable on and having a front fopening, guides in said basefor the saw blade, and cams to adjust said guides with reference to saidblade.

2. A portable electric saw comprising an upright bod a motor mountedthereon, a

in said body, operative connections between saidmotor and block, a sawblade adjustably attached to saidblock to extend downward below thebody, a base adjustable on said body 'relative to the blade said basehaving a r'ecess in its front end open to the blade, anti-friction ballscarried by sa1d base to permit ready movement in spirit and scope of myinvenany direction, hardened guides in said base to contact with therear of the saw blade, means for 'independently adjusting said guides,and means for manually operating said body.

3. A portable electric saw upright body, a motor mounted thereon, ablock slidable insaid body and, driven by the motor, a saw bladeremovably engaged to said block, a base through which the saw bladeextends, a plurality vof hardened steel balls in said base whereby itmay be moved in any direction in a level plane, guides at the sides andrear of the saw blade, means to adjust said guides in said base, andmeans in said guides for carrying a lubricant said -guides acting tofirmly support the blade.

4. A portable electric saw comprising an -elongated upright body, amotor attached thereto, a saw blade operatively connected to said motorto move reciprocatively, a laminated base adjustably attached to saidbody, a plurality of spherical anti-frictional elements held between thelaminations of the base and extending through the lower element thereof,said base having an opening at itsfront and a narrow slot extendingrearwardly from the opening, hardened guides at the sides and rear ofthe slot cam, means for adjusting said guides relative to the saw blade,means in said guides to carry lubricating material, and means formaneuvering said body.

' 5. A portable electric saw comprising an elongated upright body, amotor attached thereto, a saw blade operatively connected to said motorto move reciprocatively, a laminated base adjustably attached to saidbody, a plurality of spherical anti-frictional elements held between thelaminations of the base and extending through the lower element thereof,said base having an opening at its front and a narrow slot extendingrearwardly from the opening, hardene guides at the sides and rear oflthe slot, means for adjusting said guides relative toy the saw blade,means in saldv guides to carry lubricating material, means forilluminating the path of the saw blade, a handle fixed on said body, andswitches carried by said handle to control saidV motor and illuminatingmeans.

Signed at New York, in the county of New .York and State of New Yorkthis 27th day of October, 1924.

' CHARLES B. HASTINGS.

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